need.
But -why?
Of course you'll be challenged!
That was young Lieutenant Moloftsoff.
l know him, not personally of course,
he won't pass an insult.
He will take no notice of Rogojin
and myself,
and, therefore, you are the only
one left to account for.
His friend will call on you tomorrow
perhaps he is at your house already.
lf you would do me the honour
to have me for a second,
l should be happy.
That's why l have been looking for you now, prince.
You've come to talk about a duel, too!
You caught him
by the arms, you know, prince.
No man of proper pride
can stand that sort of treatment in public.
Really?
But what about me?!
He gave me a fearful dig in the chest!
What are we to fight about?
l shall beg his pardon, that's all.
But if we must fight--we'll fight!
Let him have a shot at me, by all means.
l should rather like it.
l know how to load a pistol now.
Do you know how to load a pistol, Keller?
So, listen!
First, you have to buy the powder,
it must be pistol powder it mustn't be wet,
and it mustn't be that coarse stuff
that they load cannons with.
Do you know, my dear fellow,
l really must embrace you, this very moment
and kiss you.
Well?
How was it you so suddenly
popped up in front of him?
Come to my house as soon as you can,
and we'll have some champagne.
l have my birthday today.
We'll all get drunk!
Do you know l have a dozen
of champagne
in Lebedeff's cellar?
Lebedeff sold them to me.
We'll invite everybody! Will you come?
Are you going to do any sleeping tonight?
As much as usual, prince.
Pleasant dreams then!
Pleasant dreams!
How strange it all is!
Oh, how
strange!
l knew you'd be wandering
about somewhere here.
l didn't have to look for you very long.
How did you find me, here?
Keller told me, l found him at your place.
l received your letter,
Lef Nicolaievitch.
What's the good of all that?
l've come to you from her.
she bade me tell you that she must see you,
she has something to say to you.
She told me to find you today.
l'll come tomorrow.
Now l'm going home.
Are you coming?
To my house?
Why should l? l've given you the message.
Goodbye!
Won't you come?
What an extraordinary man you are, Lef Nicolaievitch!
l wonder at you!
l felt you were still angry
with me, though.
Do you know why?
Because you tried to kill me,
that's why you can't shake.
But l wrote you in the letter that l
only remember the Parfen Rogojin
with whom l exchanged crosses, and vowed brotherhood.
Why do you avoid me?
Why do you hold your hand back from me?
l tell you again, that all that,
what happened
l consider all that has passed a delirium.
Why, then,
should there be anger
between us?
You don't know what anger is!
l don't love you, Lef Nicolaievitch,
and, therefore, what would be the use of my coming to see you?
You write that you've forgotten everything,
and only remember your
brother Parfen,
and that you don't remember anything about the Rogojin
who aimed a knife at your throat.
What do you know about my feelings, eh?
l have perhaps never repented of that in the slightest degree,
and here you are holding out your brotherly
forgiveness to me.
l did not think of it again all that evening
all my thoughts were centred on something else.
And haven't thought of this!
Not think of it again? Of course you didn't!
And l dare swear that you
came straight away down here to listen to the music
and dog her about in the crowd,
and stare at her, just as you did today.
lf you hadn't been in that condition of mind
you would, probably, never have
raised your knife against me.
Why, if l were an angel of light,
and as innocent before you as a babe,
you would still loathe me
if you believed
that SHE loved me, instead of loving yourself.
That's jealousy
that is the real jealousy.
But do you know
what if she loves you now better than anyone?
And what if as she torments you more
so she loves you more.
Do you know that a woman
is capable